CA2155345C - Alkaline battery charging method and battery charger - Google Patents

Alkaline battery charging method and battery charger

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CA2155345C
CA2155345C CA002155345A CA2155345A CA2155345C CA 2155345 C CA2155345 C CA 2155345C CA 002155345 A CA002155345 A CA 002155345A CA 2155345 A CA2155345 A CA 2155345A CA 2155345 C CA2155345 C CA 2155345C
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battery
current
charging
voltage
reference voltage
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John David Pfeiffer
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JDP Innovations Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0013—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/00032—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange
    • H02J7/00038—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange using passive battery identification means, e.g. resistors or capacitors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/00047—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with provisions for charging different types of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/007—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
    • H02J7/00712—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters
    • H02J7/007182—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters in response to battery voltage
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S320/00—Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
    • Y10S320/22—Line impedance, e.g. resistor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)
  • Secondary Cells (AREA)
  • Battery Electrode And Active Subsutance (AREA)
CA002155345A 1993-02-08 1993-08-27 Alkaline battery charging method and battery charger Expired - Lifetime CA2155345C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US014,580 1993-02-08
US08/014,580 US5543702A (en) 1993-02-08 1993-02-08 Alkaline battery charging method and battery charger
PCT/CA1993/000349 WO1994018738A1 (en) 1993-02-08 1993-08-27 Alkaline battery charging method and bettery charger

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CA2155345A1 CA2155345A1 (en) 1994-08-18
CA2155345C true CA2155345C (en) 1999-12-21

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US (1) US5543702A (de)
EP (1) EP0682824B1 (de)
AU (1) AU689085B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2155345C (de)
DE (1) DE69319624T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2118247T3 (de)
NZ (1) NZ255283A (de)
WO (1) WO1994018738A1 (de)

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AU689085B2 (en) 1998-03-26
DE69319624D1 (de) 1998-08-13
ES2118247T3 (es) 1998-09-16
CA2155345A1 (en) 1994-08-18
EP0682824A1 (de) 1995-11-22
WO1994018738A1 (en) 1994-08-18
AU4938093A (en) 1994-08-29
EP0682824B1 (de) 1998-07-08
US5543702A (en) 1996-08-06
DE69319624T2 (de) 1999-01-14

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